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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
AL AROUND The HOUSE.

Decorative and Practical Matters Of Con.
eraI Interest with Tested Recipes.
Thin draperies, tides and linen goods may
be decorated by painting them with Trans
parent washes OF anime dyes The tint then
becomes part Of the fabric and endures well
For this purpose dry aniline dyes that are
soluble In alcohol are dissolved with JUST
enough spirit TO take up the dye and arc
bottled. For use the solution may be diluted
to the desired tint The dyes soluble In alco-
hol are brighter and more durable than those
that dissolve in water.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
MIR. Ruskin Not Crazy.

Mr.. Ruskin desires to contradict the "part-
ly idle, partly malicious" rumors which have
lately got abroad concerning his health.
"Whenever," he says, II write word that
my friends don't like, they say I am crazy;
and never consider what cruel and wicked
form of libel they thus provoke against the
work of an old age in all its convictions an.
tagonistic to the changes Of the times and in
York Tribune.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
A Trustworthy Cement.

A trustworthy cement, one that will resist
the action of water and acids, especially
acetic acid; Isl Finely powdered litharge, fine
dry white sand and plaster of paris, each
three quarts by measure, finely pulverized
rosin one part. Mix and make into paste
with boiled linseed oil, to which a little drier
has been added, and let it stand for four or
five hours before using. After fifteen hours
standing, it loses strength. This cement is
said to have been successfully employed III
the Geological gardens, London.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15

tiHc American lin which this trunk was re.
Gently ilustrated), "do not touch the ground
when the trunk stands ON its bottom. The
end opposite the inclined bottom is provided
with handles When it is desirable to move
the trunk, the handles are grasped, and that
end lifted until the trunk rests upon the
wheels, when it can be rolled in any desired
direction. 1t is apparent that this invention
Is also applicable to sample cases, tool chests,
etc. This novel trunk is the invention OF
Wisconsin genius"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
Fashionable Favors for the German.

Among pretty things that fashion DEGREES
to be appropriate favois for the German are
balls of violets, large leghorn hats Trimmed
with flowers, sachets of orris powder, fans,
either to be used as fans or hand screens, or
else decorated with bags to serve as "hold
alls" to hang on the walls Beside these The
Art Interchange enumerates odd pieces of
china and glass, scarf pins, bracelets and like
trifles of jewelry, boxes filled with bon bons
and fancy crackers The best japanese shops
keep many things suitable for favors.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
Spanish Tobacco Nono,o,v.

The Spanish tobacco monopoly will be
taken up by the syndicate of foreign and
native bankers, assisted by the Bank of
Spain, to form company with a capital
of several millions sterling, to which,
under the law voted by the cortes, lease
of ten years will be adjudicated on June
g. The contract will begin to run from
July l.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15

The skirt Of the apron is thirtv-four inches
wide. The top is sloped out six inches deep
from the middle toward each side for space
Of eighteen inches from the corner The bib
is cut OF double layer of cambria, and darts
are taken up in it. The apron is hemmed at
the bottom, and gathered at the top into a
space of fourteen and one-half inches The
bib is trimmed at the sides and top with q
puff Of the cambria made of strip two and
one-half inches wide, which is piped with red,
and gathered at half an inch from the edges.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
Latest Craze in England.

The latest amateur craze in England
is said to be amateur dressmaking, in
which enthusiasm wakes so warm that
rooms are opened in public building to
exhibit the dresses made by amateurs,
some of whom are very rich, fashionable
women, ard ladies of title. Original de-
signs are introduced and prizes are
awarded to successful competitors.
cagO Times.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
A Polish for Cabinet Work.

A polish sufficiently fine and lustrous for
delicate cabinet work is said to consist of half
a pint of linseed oil, half pint Of old ale,
the white Of an egg and one ounce of spirits
of salt Shake well before using. The article
to be polished must be free from dust Put
little of the polish on a soft linen pad and rub
the article lightly.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE.
Faith and Mind Cures and Other Sub.
tacts NJ ISOuulmr Enns harntlnu

Faith and Mind Cures and Other Sub.
jects of Popular Consideration.
Faith cures and mind cures are at present
a subject of popular consideration, and every
day instances Of the potency of this means
while recognizing the influence which may be
exerted through the mind upon the body In
4many cases, regard these cures a. new delu-
sion of the unscientific. Among clergymen
who have investigated the subject is the Rev.
E.,C. Ray, Of Hyde Park, Ills, who Is re.
ported to have arrived at the following con-
clusions: Apparent cures are often followed
by relapse, temporary Improvement by
permanent decline. From reported cases OF
cure we must deduct many Of unreported re-
lapses. Il is not IN human nature when o
wonderful cure has been published abroad to
follow it-np with an account OF a relapse
coming afterward. Mistaken diagnosis ac-
counts for many supposed cures Physicians
often, patients more, often. mistake the ma
ture of disease. Temporary swellings are
often called malignant tumors or cancers
(thus cancer doctors get their reputations);
hysteria Stimulates. almost every other disease,
so as to deceive even the most elect Of doc
tors; dyspepsia produces symptoms Of heart
disease or other deadly illness. There can be
no question that large proportion Of faith
cures and mind cures, and q considerable
proportion Of cases under ordinary medical
treatment are cases Of mistaken diagnosis,
the disease being less serious in its nature
than was supposed.
Mistaken prognosis accounts for many
cases; mistake as to what would be the out
come Of the case il no curative methods were
employed. 1t is a truth seldom recognized
by patients, though well known to physi-
clans, that in most cases not hopelessly fatal
from the start, there Is from the start q
strong tendency toward recovery. DR.. Aus
tin Flint, ST., than whom perhaps no ADLER
physician has lived in this land, always urged
upon his students the truth that not drugs,
but the healing power Of nature, is the means
Of recovery. The wise physician and nurse
seldom attempt more than gently and humbly
to assist nature in her curative processes.
The benefit Of medicine is often not in its
direct action upon disease or upon the body,
but its action upon the mind and through
that upon the nervous system and whole
body, stimulating faith, hope, expectation
of recovery, good cheer, which are probably
natures mightiest remedial agencies.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
Importance Of the Sofa Bean.

Importance Of the SOFA Bean.
The fact has been established that in the
Sofa bean there exists ferment of remark
able saccharifying power. Two-thirds of the
starch is converted by this fermentation into
sugar and one-third into dextrine. This dis
covery will, without doubt, increase greatly
the importance of this bean in agriculture.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
Excellent saratoga Potatoes.

Peel the potatoes, cut them in very thin
slices and lay them in cold water and salt for
an hour or more. Then dry them ON towel,
throw them into deep kettle Of smoking hot
fat and fry to light brown; skim them out
Of the fat into colander, scatter little salt
over them, shake them about, turn on
platter to serve. ar 'tmt
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
Crystallized Fruit.

To crystalline cherries, currants, ETC., dip
the fruit, still on the stem, in beaten white Of
egg; lay it on sieve for a few minutes to
drain. Then roll in pulverized sugar, lay on
white paper and place in an open window or
cool oven to dry. Keep in cool dry place
till served.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
And Michigan Has Two,

Florida has county composed entirely
of islands. Massachusetts has
two such counties, and many islands over,
and New York has an island which makes
three counties, to say nothing of another
island that has the population of two or
three states like Florida.-Boston Tray
eler.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
To whiten a Kitchen Tabl..

A kitchen table that has become very dark
and stained from neglect may be bleached
with wood ashes. Make them into q paste
with water and spread on the table at night.
In the morning brush them off and scrub.
This is very good way to take grease out of
the floors.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
A New Opinion About Ivy.

An English experimenter has discovered
that contrary to the general opinion a
growth Of ivy over house renders the in
terror entirely free from moisture; the ivy
extracts every possible particle Of moisture
from wood, brick or stone for its own suste-
nance, by means Of the tiny roots, which
work their way into even the hardest stone.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15

A delightful way to prepare pineapple
for dessert is the following: Soak half q
package of gelatine for an hour or more in
half a cupful of water. Chop up small
pineapple and simmer it in ten minutes with
a scant cupful of sugar and cupful of water;
then add the gelatine, remove from the fire
and strain. When il has partly cooled add
the white Of four eyks and beat well. When.
the mixture begins 70 harden, pour it iAtes
molds and set it avg
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
substitutinx Iron for Steel.

q OF the rssn@Fkabls MECHANICAL changes
of The day is the setting aside of steel and re-
adoption Of iron for some Of the most i'm
portant wearing parts Of locomotives on
many railroads in this country and Canada.
How far this change will go is hard to tell.
1t is not many years since the change was
made, on most roads, from iron to steel.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
How to Mount Drawing Paper.

Amateur artists who have had difficulty In,
mounting drawing paper for coloring, e.
pecially the stiR papers, will find the follow
ing process very satisfactory; First, moistep
the paper thoroughly, then lay it upon thu
board in proper position and with blottne
paper remove most OF the moisture for q dis
lance OF about half an inch or thereabouts
from the edges; then take strips OF not very
thick MANILA paper about an inch and . half
wide and covered on one side with mucilage,
and paste them down ON the board and on
the paper, overlapping the edges Of the latter
about half an inch. Keep the middle OF the
sheet wet until the muciags ON the edges has
set, then let the whole sheet dry out
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
A Remedy for Warts.

A correspondent in The Scientific Ameri-s
can tells how he got rfH ofquite number Of
warts upon his hands. Place the thumb upon
the wart and press it againstthe bone. Move
the wart back and forth upon the bone until
the roots become irritated or sGe, when the
wart will soon disappear.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
Recipe for Making Antique Brass.

The following recipe for making antique
brass is vouched for by scientist: Dissolve
one ounce sal ammoniac, three ounces cream
of tartar and six ounces common salt in one
pint of hot water; then add two ounces
nitrate of copper, dissolved in half pint of
water; mix well, and apply it repeatedly to
the article by means Of brush.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
Housekeeping Apron.

Numbered With useful patterns sent out by
Harper's Bazaar is the one shown in the &C
companying cut Of housekeeping apron.
The model represented is made OF figured
cambria with dark blue ground.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
The Weaker SeY

are immensely strengthened by the use of
DR.. r. V. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription"
which cures all female arrangements, and
gives tone to the system. Sold by druggists,
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15

GOOU SehS6 ana NUUu breeUIHS'
Good sense must, in many cases, determine
what is good breeding; because the same
thing that would be civil at one time and to
one person may be quite otherwise at another
time and to another person.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
Attract,v. way to Serve Spinach.

AttraCtIV0 WY 20 B0fv0 bpIuscus
Where spinach is to b served a. dish BY
itself 1t looks well IL arranged as follows:
After washing, put 1t into enough salted boil
ing water to cover it. When cooked squeeze
out all the water, press the spinach through
a colander and then fry 1t . few minutes In
little butter and season with salt and pepper.
Lay thin slices Of buttered toast on platter,
and on each slice put cupful Of spinach
nicely pressed into shape; into the top OF each
heap Of spinach press the half Of hard boiled
egg. ..-.,ls- '--saEAss E2Ets
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15

A silk handkerchief Is also described as
making one Of the dantiest Of work bags for
holding crochet or knitting. One Of pale
blue or pink brocade is prettiest for the pur-'
pose. Lay the handkerchief out fiat, turn
over to the inside small portion Of each cor
ner and hem each one down with silk to
match About two inches from the edge, all
the way round, sew, as a casing, ribbon
half an inch wide, and through this run
drawing strings Of narrower ribbon Of the
same color. Trim the edge all round with
fine lace two or three inches wide. The work
Is placed in the middle and the strings drawn
to gather the bag, thus making the lace ruf1e
at the top.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-07-15
Ornam rental Bags tor various Uses.

The prettiest bags for holding twins are
made Of inch wide satin ribbons Of one color.
Dorcas suggests the following way Of making
one: Overland the ribbons together for .
sufficient distance to cover the ball. Gather
them close at the end designed for the bottom
and fasten in small curtain ring 80 as to
allow the Irvine to be pulled out freely. AT
the top Of the bag fold the ribbons over to
form little heading above the shirr which
confines the ball, leaving ends about one inch
in depth, which are pointed and finished with
tiny gilt bell. Narrow ribbons are used to
suspend The ball and also to hold tiny pair
of scissors ready to clip the Irvine at any mo-
rnout --Ak tsSe9grAsv----y~
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-29
SAVE TIME AND LABOR.

Much time and worry can be saved by
busy housekeepers by ''haying things
handy by" as my Yankee neighbors say.
II the pantry is across the con from the
cook-stove, a shelf or table beside the
stove, having on it at least salt, pepper,
knife, fork and spoon needed in cooking,
will save miles of steps in a year. Sugar,
flour, spices-plainly labeled-baking
powders, flavoring extracts, ETC., kept in
n place, and molding board, rolling pin,
cake cutters and baking dishes in another
group, rob baking day of half its trials.
Broom, dustpan dnster and floor cloths
hung side by side, help sweeping day to
''start fair" If at some distance from a
store, a slate hanging in the pantry. with a
pencil tied to it, on which to jot down
needed supplies as soon as exhausted, is n
a real help. An emergency corner in 4
closet, where rolls of warm linen and mus
lin, sticking salve, sweet oil for burns,
ammonia for bee stings, arnica for sprains,
etc., are kept, and another where paper
anu stiipSS Odh aAs 10 AV'thi1 PiV'o
treasures indeed. Mrs. Fisher once said
that every room in the house ought to
contain needles, thread and scissors a
scrap bag hung on the sewing machine
fancy or %plain-will say 4 deal of sweep
ing threads and bits of cloth from the
carpet. Last, through notleast, a cushion
ed chair kept ''handy by in the kitchen
to rest in, if only for five minutes, when
one is tired, and a good book or paper
within reach to pick up at odd minutes
will refresh both body and mind. Many
other things viii suggest themselves to
quick witted housewives intent on making
the most of everything, themselves incluG-
ed.-Rurdl Nep Yorker.
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covered with frosting, had nineteen can
dies around the edge, and bore a pink rose
In the centre.
Strange to say, it was cut into exactly
th~irty-seven pieces. There were thirty
seven children present, ''including Miss
Grace, " Mr.. Merten said, and, as he pass
ed the cake, he warned each little girl to
bite it slowly and very carefully, as he
was almost sure she would find q big raisin
seed, or something else in her slice.
The children said. eyes, sir; thank you,
sir, and bit into the slices; and at last one
little girl cried ont, ooh, my! it isn't a
raisin seed, it's-f0e cents''
Sure enough, there was a bright five
cent piece in every slice. Miss Grace de-
clared that she meant 20 keep hers al
ways; to remind her of her pleasant birth
day party; but all the children said that
they couldn't possibly forget the day, even
if they tried, so that they would not need
to keep the fivc-cent pieces very long by
way of a souvenir.
Then group after group came up to bid
Grace good-by, and to thank her for ''the
very best time | ever had in all my life,
Miss Douglass , and, at last, a funny lit
tie cheer went up as the wagons rolled
away with their tired, but happy freight.
"Well, Grace, I think your thought was
a happy one. Has the day been a sue
cess?" said the professor. smiling down at
her radiant face.
t'1ndeed it has, Imean to do it again
next year-this, or something like it.
Don't you think it's the best way to keep
birthdays, Uncle John?'
s'To go on a picnic9" said the professor,
laughing.
"No-not exactly but to do something
to make somebody else glad that one is in
the world with a birthday to keep. And
them she added, softly, 81 thought about
something else, when thou makest a
feast -
'tAh!' said the professor. $50 that
was where the Happy Thought came in,
was it? Yes, Grace, it's the very best way
to keep a birthday. May you live to keep
many and many a one. I'm sure, he add
ed, gently, shat somebody will always
have cause to be glad that You are in the
world with a birthday to kecp."-L. b.
Cocraft, IN Tie Independent.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-29
VOL. ".
THE REALMS OF NATURE.

1T is n grand and glorious thing TO be
Upon the hills While dawn unveils the skies;
To watch the golden CLOVIS increase, and see
The sun from ont the flashing pillows rise,
Dispelling nights encircling mist that flies
Before its face, like Arabs DER their drear
And desert plains when wild resound the
cries
or "Fly, oh fly, if life thou holdest dear,
Earth's awful scourge is iooscd, the dread
simeon is near!p
10 watch the light ofmorning steal among
Tho rugged peaks; then, swiftly flashing DER
The distant hilltops, downward roll along
To wake the sleeping wales to life once more;
10 watch a fleecy cloud high upward soar
On wings red-tippcd with bright Aurora's
beam,
Then, drifting onward 10 the western shore,
Uprcar lis airy towers there and seem
Like some Respondent dome reared in n mid
night dream.
1t Is a grand and glorious thing tobe
Upon the hills with no companion near;
To watch the fading scenes beneath and see
The moon beam out, the oceans wave
appear;
To climb the wild and trnckless peaks that
rear
Their dusky heads against the moonlight
sky,
And, standing mid the deathly stiffness,
hear
From out the shadowy woodlands ranging
nigh
A night-hawk's piercing scream, or whipwilrs
lonely cry;
To hear among the rocks the creeping wind
steal slowly round, then, moaning, die away,
As If IFS joyless mission was TO find
The missing graves where loved and lost
ones lay;
To watch The jagged lightning's c~easeless
play
Along yon dark ana distant ridge, and see
The storm-king marshal out his grim array
OF wheeling s%quadrons as, with careless glee,
lie shakes the giant hills with masked artil-
lery.
These are the scenes TO fill the heart with awe,
And causc The blood 10 thrill along the
VEINS.
10 fill the soul with rapture, and to draw
The mind from thoughts of low and Sordid
gains.
For mid the scenes which none but Nature
reigus,
The mind forgetting mortal's greed and care,
Breaks from the guidance of its earthly
reins,
And on swift fiery pinions clcayes the air,
And for the moment scars where angels would
not dare.
-SUineU Il. Hi{s0n.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-07-29
IN EATING AND THE FOOD
OF THE FUTURE.

The race is becoming more sensitive, and
gradually developing a finer, more high
strung nervous organization, it is said.
Physicians note that while the normal
pulse-beat is put at seventy to seventy-five
by the medical authorities, there is scarce
ly one person in ten whom 1t is not quicker
than that. 1t proves that We are develop
ing more and more the nervous organiza-
ton.
But that need not necessarily mean that
VIC are growing weaker, or that the race is
running out. A nervous person need not be
a sickly man. 1t may mean only that tine
line is becoming more and more distinct
between man and the hog, OK and elephant.
And it certainly means that if we are be-
ginning to have a finer nervous organiza-
ton that We should change the character
and quantity of our food. The finely
strung, electric nerved man of the future
cannot eat messes any more, as our fathers
did before us. Those monstrous 'biled
dinners" consisting of huge mounds of
green porl: and cabbage, those piles of fried
bacon, swimming in lard, will disappear.
Their place will be taken by more fruits,
cereals, eggs and milk-lighter foods and
smaller quantities.
Already the change seems beginning.
People who have tried it declare that they
can sustain life on half the quantity of
food considered necessary in the old times.
At the same time they are in better health
than they were before. There are persons,
writers and others, among the most intelli-
gent members Of tho community, who live
on one solid meal a day. They are in good
health and work constantly.
The fasting men and women-those who
live eighteen, twenty and forty days with
out tasting anything but water, are becom-
ing so common that they cease to attract
much attention. Certain scientific men say
they have discovered that mingled in the
atmosphere are to be found all the ele-
ments to sustain life. The fasters noted
in the newspapers spend much time in the
open air, in the fields and among the trees.
They say it nourishes them.
Signs seem to indicate that the grosser,
heavier foods are to be discarded by the
coming race. The good housekeepor will
therefore begin to lay before her finely or
ganized family the food which will suit
their nervous systems. Variety will be Sc
cured not by having a great number of
heapiug dishes at once, but by two or three
dishes of appetizing, healthful food. One
dish of something n likes is better than
ten piled with rubbish that one cannot eat.
Then good-by to heavy messes. The real,
refined way to secure variety is to have
only two or three dishes at one time, chang
ing next day or next meal TO something
else. The food set before the family should
be sufficient in quantity, of the best quality
to be had in the MAI ket, carefully and daint-
lily cooked and put upon the table in the
most attractive way known to a housekeep-
err. Finally it is to be eaten by a clean,
neat, cheerful family, who are always po-
lite TO each other.
Such is the gastronomy of the coming
race.